Arciellia Explained

Arciellia is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae, endemic to Hawaii. It is part of the Eurynogaster complex of genera.^[1] The genus is named in honor of Robert Cyril Layton Perkins, and incorporates the phonetic sounds of his initials "R.C.L.".

Species

• Arciellia dolichostoma (Hardy & Kohn, 1964)
• Arciellia flaviventer (Hardy & Kohn, 1964)
• Arciellia xanthopleura (Hardy & Kohn, 1964)

Notes and References

1. Kari Roesch. Goodman. Neal. Evenhuis. Pavla. Bartošová-Sojková. Patrick Michael. O'Grady. 2016. Multiple, independent colonizations of the Hawaiian Archipelago by the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera). PeerJ. 4. e2704. 10.7717/peerj.2704. free. 5119231. 27896033.